Being a big fan of Japan and shopping in Tokyo especially, I found this thread extremely useful during my trips to Tokyo in 2012 and this year. I would like to leave some remarks about several second-hand clothes' shops I visited, which were discussed here previously. Not sure if such information is of use, but maybe it will help someone, who is going to have some shopping in Tokyo for the first time.
There is a minor shift of goods, offered by second-hand shops here, but the main range doesn't seem to change seriously. It's rather easy to find the shops, using Google map and copying the addresses (I used Japanese, as the navigation turned out to be more comfortable).
As for my last visit, I found Ragtag chain the most interesting one:
- Harajuku shop is rather big, with a great variety of Comme, Yohji, Junya and other domestic names. From time to time they also carry some CCP, MA+, LUC, LEU, Undercover, Miyashita and so on. I really enjoy floating around in the district, so visited the place twice and picked some stuff both times
- Shibuya store is full of goodies. I even found some Volga-Volga here, but unfortunately failed to fit myself into it. With a bit of luck one can grab some CCP, Paul Harnden, Guidi etc. here. They also have a big classic clothing department, and a lot of UC, N(N) and Soloist on the basement floor
- They have some Carpe, Guidi, Layer-0 like stuff in Shinjuku store. Not mention standard CDG, Junya, Yohji.
- Shimokitazawa's store is rather small and has no interesting men's selection on the second floor. They still carry some women's stuff on the first floor, and the prices are really low.
Kind(al):
- Harajuku store has a good location on Omotesando street, in the center of Harajuku district, just near CA4LA and Lawson, so it's easy to find the place. They have a plenty of KKA, Viridi, Soloist and other domestic brands here, but nothing astonishing.
- Shibuya store is located not far from the metro station and is really big, having five floors, ranged by brands. One can find some pretty stuff here, but the prices seem to be higher in comparison with other second-hand shops.
- Another Kindal in Shibuya is located between Shibuya Ragtag and Supreme. The place is rather big, but the range of "SZ brands" is pretty small.
- Kindal in Koenji is really small and not so easy to find, but they carry some interesting pieces, like Miyashita's ones. The prices are much lower than in other places. Not sure if it's because of distant location.
- Don't like shopping in Ginza and the local Kindal is not an exception. They literally have not a single interesting piece here.
- Two stores in Shinjuku situated in front of each other are very small and only carried several pieces of N(N), Rick and Julius in really small sizes when I visited them both times.
I also visited Rinkan (http://www.rakuten.ne.jp/gold/gsc-rinkan/info/shop.html), but only the one in Shimokitazawa, it gave me a chaotic impression, since Ralph Lauren polos here are accompanied by Julius blazers. Still, the store is very small and isn't worth the special visit. I think that the ones in Shinjuku, Shibuya and Harajuku could be more interesting, but I had no time to visit them.
I found nothing interesting in Brand Collect stores, though the one, which I had found in Shibuya (also known as Space, I think) in 2012 was absolutely marvelous. Now the store is closed.
That's all I would like to share. I would also appreciate if someone can add other shops to the list.
Have fun in Japan!
There is a minor shift of goods, offered by second-hand shops here, but the main range doesn't seem to change seriously. It's rather easy to find the shops, using Google map and copying the addresses (I used Japanese, as the navigation turned out to be more comfortable).
As for my last visit, I found Ragtag chain the most interesting one:
- Harajuku shop is rather big, with a great variety of Comme, Yohji, Junya and other domestic names. From time to time they also carry some CCP, MA+, LUC, LEU, Undercover, Miyashita and so on. I really enjoy floating around in the district, so visited the place twice and picked some stuff both times
- Shibuya store is full of goodies. I even found some Volga-Volga here, but unfortunately failed to fit myself into it. With a bit of luck one can grab some CCP, Paul Harnden, Guidi etc. here. They also have a big classic clothing department, and a lot of UC, N(N) and Soloist on the basement floor
- They have some Carpe, Guidi, Layer-0 like stuff in Shinjuku store. Not mention standard CDG, Junya, Yohji.
- Shimokitazawa's store is rather small and has no interesting men's selection on the second floor. They still carry some women's stuff on the first floor, and the prices are really low.
Kind(al):
- Harajuku store has a good location on Omotesando street, in the center of Harajuku district, just near CA4LA and Lawson, so it's easy to find the place. They have a plenty of KKA, Viridi, Soloist and other domestic brands here, but nothing astonishing.
- Shibuya store is located not far from the metro station and is really big, having five floors, ranged by brands. One can find some pretty stuff here, but the prices seem to be higher in comparison with other second-hand shops.
- Another Kindal in Shibuya is located between Shibuya Ragtag and Supreme. The place is rather big, but the range of "SZ brands" is pretty small.
- Kindal in Koenji is really small and not so easy to find, but they carry some interesting pieces, like Miyashita's ones. The prices are much lower than in other places. Not sure if it's because of distant location.
- Don't like shopping in Ginza and the local Kindal is not an exception. They literally have not a single interesting piece here.
- Two stores in Shinjuku situated in front of each other are very small and only carried several pieces of N(N), Rick and Julius in really small sizes when I visited them both times.
I also visited Rinkan (http://www.rakuten.ne.jp/gold/gsc-rinkan/info/shop.html), but only the one in Shimokitazawa, it gave me a chaotic impression, since Ralph Lauren polos here are accompanied by Julius blazers. Still, the store is very small and isn't worth the special visit. I think that the ones in Shinjuku, Shibuya and Harajuku could be more interesting, but I had no time to visit them.
I found nothing interesting in Brand Collect stores, though the one, which I had found in Shibuya (also known as Space, I think) in 2012 was absolutely marvelous. Now the store is closed.
That's all I would like to share. I would also appreciate if someone can add other shops to the list.
Have fun in Japan!
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